goes (away)

verb

Definition of goes (away)next
present tense third-person singular of go (away)
as in disappears

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  1. disappears
  2. evaporates
  3. melts
  4. fades
  5. flees
  6. breaks up
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  • Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Caitríona Balfe, Kit Connor and Fred Hechinger star as members of a struggling family that begins to unravel after the mother disappears.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • One way to overcome this problem is using quantum teleportation, in which the data essentially disappears from one place and reappears someplace else.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of disappears
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  • Brands arrive, projects launch, training happens, and then sourcing priorities shift and the investment evaporates.
    — Bart Vollaard, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Most of it evaporates into the working day because nobody was listening for it.
    — Bryan Adams, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of evaporates
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  • Once the snow melts fully, the season starts up once again, typically in April or May.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Like, something otherworldly literally melts away the anxiety.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of melts
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  • Keep the change simple enough to repeat after today’s motivation fades.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Even when the financial service fades into the background, the costs, terms, and risks still matter.
    — David Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of fades
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  • Based on the legend of the Chinese goddess Chang’e, this book reimagines and expands the myth to center her daughter, Xingyin, who flees her home and embarks on a bold adventure to save her mother while training in enemy territory.
    — Chloe Gong, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Holden eagerly rebels against Pencey Prep, gets the boot, and flees to New York City, a place with its own vices and hazards, but without the sort of propaganda and pretense that obscure the school’s dark underside.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of flees
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  • Charles breaks up a fight between Russell Kind and Eli James and for the first time in history, Russell has a right to be angry.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
  • When the ice breaks up in spring, the water in a lake begins what is commonly called a turnover.
    — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
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“Goes (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goes%20%28away%29. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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